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Meet our Community Curators: Jazz Fuller

March 17, 2016 by historysanjose

To celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History, we will be highlighting the work of the some local female tattoo artists who helped curate the exhibit. Today, we are featuring local tattoo artist Jazz Fuller. Jazz has always enjoyed drawing and art,…

Meet our Community Curators: Shana Javier-Carrasco

March 9, 2016March 10, 2016 by historysanjose

To celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History, we will be highlighting the work of the some local female tattoo artists who helped curate the exhibit. To get things started, we talked with Shana Javier-Carrasco, a tattoo artist who has been working…

New exhibit Coming to History Park – Tattooed & Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History

February 17, 2016April 18, 2016 by historysanjose

Do you think of tattooed women and female tattoo artists as a recent trend? If so, you'll be surprised to discover the fascinating and largely unknown history of the the foremothers of modern tattooing prior to WWII. The exhibit explores Native American women proudly displaying tattoos as an important rite…

Black History Month exhibit in honor of Tuskegee Airman Samuel L. Washington

February 17, 2016 by historysanjose

To celebrate Black History Month, a pop-up exhibit featuring Tuskegee Airman Samuel L. Washington is on view in the Pacific Hotel lobby. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. In 1941, thanks to pressure from the Civil Rights movement and the Black Press, an all…

A.D.M. Cooper at the Cantor

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 by historysanjose

History San José has loaned several paintings from our collection to the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University for the exhibit Astley D. M. Cooper and Mrs. Stanford’s Jewels, on display through November 16th. Curator Annie Ronan, recently awarded her PhD from Stanford’s Department…

Bear in Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly

May 13, 2013October 9, 2015 by historysanjose

San José, CA – May 7, 2013 — Does a bear walk through the woods? We don’t know, but the California Grizzly will be touring through History San José beginning in May. Opening to the public on Sunday, May 25 at the Leonard & David McKay Gallery at the Pasetta…

Tuskegee Airman Samuel L. Washington

August 1, 2012December 15, 2017 by historysanjose

In spite of adversity and limited opportunities, African Americans played a significant role in U.S. military history over the past 300 years. They were denied military leadership roles and skilled training because of societal ignorance and prejudice. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil…

Welcome Key to San Jose

March 23, 2012October 7, 2015 by historysanjose

Submitted by Ken Middlebrook, Collections Manager at History San Jose As curator of History San José’s exhibit at Diridon Station The Way to San Jose: Rotary Celebrates 100 Years of Transportation, I was challenged with how to present the breadth of material in the available space. We decided to have…

Dress forms on display at SFO

March 21, 2012October 10, 2015 by historysanjose

These quarter-size dress forms were used by San Jose State students in the Home Economics Department, and are part of a new exhibit just opened at San Francisco International Airport, “Threading the Needle: Sewing in the Machine Age.” Donated with a collection of textile and fashion samples, these were originally…

It’s March 14, pi day…what’s the story behind this “pie?”

March 14, 2012October 7, 2015 by historysanjose

In late 2006, History San Jose organized the exhibit "Speed City : From Civil Rights to Black Power," an in-depth examination of American sport in an era that spanned the aftermath of World War II through America’s tumultuous involvement in Vietnam. The exhibition focused on San Jose State College’s athletic…

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